Strongly advised to stay vigilant against fraud, China tells Bangladeshi visa seekers

The Embassy of China today (20 May) said they are committed to providing efficient and quality visa services for Bangladeshi citizens and will continue to introduce measures to facilitate personnel exchanges between China and Bangladesh.

"Applicants are strongly advised to stay vigilant against fraud," said the Embassy, noting that it has not authorised, designated, or recommended any specific institution as exclusive visa agency, nor has it established partnerships with any visa service provider.

"Legal actions will be taken against any institution or individual impersonating the Embassy to conduct commercial visa application activities," said the Embassy in a notification.

Recently, the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh has identified misconduct of some visa application travel agencies, ranging from falsifying application materials, failing to disclose fees, exaggerating the difficulty of obtaining Chinese visas, holding up application procedures, disseminating false information, to deceiving applicants.

Such acts have 'disrupted' the Chinese visa processing operations and harmed the interests of applicants.

To improve services of visa application agencies, effective July 5, 2026, local travel agencies in Bangladesh handling Chinese visa applications on behalf of applicants must obtain IATA (International Air Transport Association) accreditation, said the Embassy.

The Embassy does not grant preferential treatment, nor relax screening standards for any agency.

To shorten waiting time, applicants are advised to submit applications with complete and eligible documents independently via the official website of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center: https://www.visaforchina.cn/, instead of entrusting travel agencies.

To report any irregular visa agency activities, the Embassy urged all to contact the Embassy via official email addresses.